Atlanta Forward: Higher education

As a new school year begins, today’s Atlanta Forward page is devoted to issues of higher education. The president of Spelman College calls on us to make greater investments in our young people. A professor of English at Georgia State University talks about the value of literature in challenging students to seek the truth.

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Tom Sabulis

Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history

An Atlanta resident has bequeathed WABE a $3 million donation, the largest one-time individual donation in the nonprofit media operation’s 76-year history.

Usher sues business partners over failed Buckhead restaurant plan

Atlanta singer Usher wants his money back after loaning $1.7 million to music producer Bryan-Michael Cox and others to buy a Buckhead restaurant property for $6.3 million.

Braves’ original ‘Freeze’ is retired. But you probably still can’t catch him.

As the Atlanta Braves prepare to find their next sprinting mascot, Nigel Talton is enjoying his new career coaching high school athletes at McEachern High.